steps

1. N-COUNT (脚)步;步子
   If you take a step, you lift your foot and put it down in a different place, for example when you are walking.
   1. I took a step towards him...
      我朝他迈了一步。
   2. She walked on a few steps...
      她继续走了几步。
   3. I followed her, five steps behind...
      我跟着她，保持 5 步的距离。
   4. He heard steps in the corridor.
      他听到走廊里有脚步声。
2. VERB 踩;踏;跨步;迈步
   If you step on something or step in a particular direction, you put your foot on the thing or move your foot in that direction.
   1. This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon...
      就在此刻，内尔·阿姆斯特朗成了首位登上月球的人。
   2. She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train...
      她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。
   3. I tried to step back, but he held my upper arms too tightly.
      我试图往后退，但他将我的上臂抓得太紧了。
3. N-COUNT 阶梯;台阶
   Steps are a series of surfaces at increasing or decreasing heights, on which you put your feet in order to walk up or down to a different level.
   1. This little room was along a passage and down some steps...
      这个小房间在沿着走廊再下几级台阶的地方。
   2. A flight of stone steps leads to the terrace.
      一段石阶通向露台。
4. See also: A little girl was sitting on the step of the end house... Leave empty milk bottles on the step. doorstep
5. N-COUNT 步骤;措施
   A step is one of a series of actions that you take in order to achieve something.
   1. He greeted the agreement as the first step towards peace...
      他称该协定是通向和平的第一步。
   2. She is not content with her present lot and wishes to take steps to improve it...
      她对自己目前的生活并不满意，希望能采取措施改善它。
   3. The elections were a step in the right direction, but there is a lot more to be done.
      举行选举是迈出了正确的一步，但仍有很多事情要做。
6. N-COUNT 阶段;等级;进程
   A step in a process is one of a series of stages.
   1. The next step is to put the theory into practice...
      下一步是要将理论付诸实践。
   2. Aristotle took the scientific approach a step further.
      亚里士多德将该科学方法向前推进了一步。
7. 舞步
   The steps of a dance are the sequences of foot movements which make it up.
8. N-SING 步态;步姿;步伐
   Someone's step is the way they walk.
   1. He quickened his step...
      他加快了步伐。
   2. There was a real spring in her step.
      她的步子非常轻快。
9. 同 stepladder
   Steps are the same as a stepladder .
10. PHRASE 比…领先一步;避开
    If you stay one step ahead of someone or something, you manage to achieve more than they do or avoid competition or danger from them.
    1. Successful travel is partly a matter of keeping one step ahead of the crowd...
       成功的旅行在某种程度上就是要比人群先走一步。
    2. Businessmen cluster together to get ideas, tips, personal contacts anything to get a step ahead of the computer.
       商人们聚集在一起寻求创意、建议、人际关系等，以便能比计算机领先一步。
    3. ...nations only a few steps ahead of famine.
       即将面临饥荒的各国
11. PHRASE 步伐整齐/步伐不整齐;合拍/不合拍
    If people who are walking or dancing are in step, they are moving their feet forward at exactly the same time as each other. If they are out of step, their feet are moving forward at different times.
    1. They were almost the same height and they moved perfectly in step...
       他们几乎一样高，而且走路时步调完全一致。
    2. They jogged in silence a while, faces lowered, out of step...
       他们低着头，一言不发地慢跑了一会儿，步伐也不一致。
    3. She slipped her hand into his and fell into step beside him.
       她轻轻地把手放进他的手心，和他并排而行。
12. PHRASE (想法、意见等)与…一致/与…不一致
    If people are in step with each other, their ideas or opinions are the same. If they are out of step with each other, their ideas or opinions are different.
    1. Moscow is anxious to stay in step with Washington...
       俄罗斯政府迫切希望和美国政府保持一致。
    2. The British Government is once more out of step with world opinion.
       英国政府的观点再一次和世界舆论出现分歧。
13. PHRASE 快点;赶快
    If you tell someone to step on it, you are telling them to go faster or hurry up.
    1. We've only got thirty-five minutes so step on it.
       我们只有 35 分钟了，快点。
14. PHRASE 一步一步地;逐步地
    If you do something step by step, you do it by progressing gradually from one stage to the next.
    1. I am not rushing things and I'm taking it step by step...
       我不会仓促行事，我会一步一步地来。
    2. Follow our simple step-by-step instructions.
       按照我们简单的说明，一步一步来。
15. 谨慎地行事(或说话)
    If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble.

1. She walked ahead of Helene up the steps into the hotel.
   她在海伦妮前面迈上台阶，进了旅馆。
2. I waved goodbye and went down the stone harbour steps
   我挥手告别，然后走下港口石阶。
3. She backed up a few steps.
   她后退了几步。
4. He took two steps backward
   他后退了两步。
5. He bounded up the steps and pushed the bell of the door
   他跳着上了台阶，按下了门铃。
6. The US will soon be taking steps to confine the conflict.
   美国很快就会采取措施限制冲突。
7. Their courage failed a few steps short and they came running back.
   还差几步他们却胆怯了，又跑回来了。
8. We followed him up the steps into a large hall
   我们跟着他上楼来到一个很大的大厅。
9. One of them, the first to alight, hastened with quicksilver steps towards me.
   他们中第一个下来的人急急忙忙地快步向我走来。
10. I hopped down three steps
    我单脚跳下了3级台阶。
11. To his delight a familiar, tall, languid figure lowered itself down the steps of a club.
    看到一个熟悉的高大身影沿着俱乐部的台阶无精打采地走下来，他高兴极了。
12. Someone had played a trick on her, stretched a piece of string at the top of those steps
    有人搞恶作剧整她，在最高的台阶上拉了一根绳子。
13. We recognized the possibility and took steps to prevent it happening.
    我们认识到了这种可能性，并且采取了一些预防措施。
14. She climbed the steps and proceeded along the upstairs hallway
    她爬上楼梯，顺着楼上的走廊走去。
15. The government has reaffirmed that it will take any steps necessary to maintain law and order.
    政府重申将采取一切必要措施维护法律和秩序。
16. Brazil normalised its diplomatic relations with South Africa in recognition of the steps taken to end apartheid
    巴西恢复了与南非的外交关系，以示对其采取措施结束种族隔离的正式认可。
17. I had already taken steps to speed up a solution to the problem
    我已经采取措施加快解决该问题。
18. He heard steps in the corridor.
    他听到走廊里有脚步声。
19. This little room was along a passage and down some steps
    这个小房间在沿着走廊再下几级台阶的地方。
20. She is not content with her present lot and wishes to take steps to improve it
    她对自己目前的生活并不满意，希望能采取措施改善它。
21. So I just walked up the steps into this big, beautiful church.
    于是我就拾级而上，走进了这座漂亮的大教堂。
22. Later in this chapter, I recommend several specific steps we need to take.
    在本章后面部分，我将提出几个我们需要采取的具体步骤。
23. She ran for the staircase and down the steps, taking them two at a time
    她跑向楼梯，一步两级地奔下台阶。
24. He gave no timescale for these steps.
    他没有给出这些步骤的时间表。
25. The baby began to crawl, then managed her first tottering steps.
    宝宝开始只是爬，后来第一次站起来蹒跚着走了几步。
26. I trotted down the steps and out to the shed
    我小步跑下台阶，奔向外面的小屋。
27. They would stop the car and walk a few steps
    他们会停下车走上几步。
28. We advise that steps be taken at once.
    我们建议立即采取措施。
29. Hurry up. Don't walk with measured steps.
    快走，别迈方步了。

noun

1. a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

   Synonym:    stairs

2. the course along which a person has walked or is walking in
   1. I followed in his steps
   2. he retraced his steps
   3. his steps turned toward home